Motorola RAZR V3c

Hey, I live in western NC as well near Asheville. I guess there will always be dead spots in the mountains. So far I am impresseed with reception as it is as good or better compared to my V710. However, even though the lag between menus is 1-2 seconds, I find that unacceptable as other people have stated theirs has no lag and other phones the menu comes up at the touch of the button. Also after paying $300 for a phone, I expect it to not have that kind of a flaw.Can't decide if I should swap it out for another one or just wait for the software upgrade. Your thoughts, opinions?